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RES 4772 RES 3437; Gl 532


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Undefined Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Textual typologyLegal text - fragmentary (conjectural)

TEXT

marker


      [... ...]
   1  w-ʾl b-ʿly bnwt w-bnt-h[... ...]—
   2  mn bnt nhmt bn ʿlm b[... ...]
   3  hmnn[.]n b-ḫlfn ʿlm d[.]w[.]rʾ[... ...]—
   4  t blṭm rbym ṣbbm rmym ḏ-s²ʾm mk[... ...]
   5  l-hw ḫms¹ m[... ...]

TRANSLATIONS

French

      
   1  Ce qui est à charge aux édifices et à [leurs] redevances (?) [... ...]
   2  redevances en matériaux taillés, suivant le document (?) [... ...]
   3  à la porte (de la ville), où il promulgua (?) [... ...]
   4  en (bonne) monnaie, au comptant, entièrement versée [... ...]
   5  à lui cinq [... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteMaʾrib
Ancient siteMryb / Mrb
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In ancient times
Archaeological contextAgricultural irrigation context: Dam or retaining structure
NotesBelow RES 4771.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Höfner 1938: 14Höfner, Maria 1938. Die Inschriften aus Glaser Tagebuch XI (Mārib). Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes, 45: 7-37.